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| 2nd Shock Army; soviet themed ig army, my first project log | |
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| Topic Started: 27 Nov 2008, 07:23 AM (1,505 Views) | |
| Dazza | 27 Nov 2008, 07:23 AM Post #1 |
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Hey everyone i'm finally starting a project log only have afew models for my planned IG force, just some tanks from my old IG that i'm bringing up to speed and including in my new army. for those of you who havn't seen my other thread in General Painting & Modelling, the force is going to be made up of a large platoon of guardsmen, some stormies, leman russ', and chimeras as well as some ragtag conscipts made of lots of different parts. i'm starting small because i'm hanging out for xmas and the new IG codex early next year but hopefully ill be able to get some things posted sooner rather than later. oh and i'll include some vehicles that "count as" sentinels based on things like the brdm or jeeps and technicals if all goes to plan. and ofcourse, this is army will have an urban theme. stay tuned 
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| RADU LYKAN | 27 Nov 2008, 09:49 AM Post #2 |
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i am looking forward to seeing how you deal with the mish mash of units. it could look really good. i know what you mean about waiting for the codex, my first big project for next year is to do 2 guard armies simultaneously, i dont want to start them until i have a better idea of what i can and cant do regarding the rules. i will prob just start painting the endless tide of infantry first, hopefully the guard will still be part of the guard codex
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| Heathgrove | 27 Nov 2008, 10:11 AM Post #3 |
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Sounds most interesting indeed. =) Can't wait to see what this log carries with it... |
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| Dazza | 27 Nov 2008, 11:57 AM Post #4 |
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yeah im a bit reluctant to get into the army to much before i know for sure whats happening with the codex. especially since apparently there getting rid of doctrines which i thought were pretty useful and characterful. |
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| Dazza | 9 Dec 2008, 01:01 PM Post #5 |
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Alright everyone ive just ordered some westwind production soviet heads so look foward to some updates sooner or later I thought i'd come up with a background for the regiment to make it abit more interesting. The 21st infantry regiment of the 2nd Kublinka IV Shock Army (i've named them) hail from the Eastern Fringe and are hated enemies of the Tau (my regular opponent collects Tau). Due to the Russian/Soviet influence there are a high proportion of commissars within the units and include a large amount of veterans from previous conflict with the tau and other enemies. These veterans are complimented by fresh conscripts that are always in steady supply to reinforce those units depleted by the often bloody style of combat practiced by the Kublinka regiments and high casualties inflicted by tau weaponary. As a shock army, the 2nd are employed to counter attack the enemy and exploit breakthrough's. Since the tau are rarely caught on the defensive and prefer to attack wherever possible, it is usually the counter attack and subsequent consolidation of ground the 2nd undertakes. The 2nd Shock Army differs from other Imperial Guard units as a disproportionate amount of heavy armour is attached to infantry platoons. This is usually the standard leman russ. Vanquisher patterns are also common amongst the armoured units, although not attached to infantry squads. This combined arms approach allows the infantry to advance undercover of the tanks and get up close, thus negating the tau's ranged advantage and maximising the Kublinkan veteran skills in short range fighting (represented by the harderened fighters doctrine). |
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| # Marovian | 9 Dec 2008, 01:47 PM Post #6 |
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Sounds like an interesting concept, looking forward to the pictures. |
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| Splod | 9 Dec 2008, 11:16 PM Post #7 |
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Sounding good so far. I'm looking forward to seeing pics too. Are you using Cadian bodies or have you got something more devious in mind?
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| Dazza | 10 Dec 2008, 12:40 AM Post #8 |
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haha yeah just using the cadian bodies... ill do my best to make lots of different poses though
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| Dazza | 7 Jan 2009, 08:15 AM Post #9 |
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hey all havnt been down in the bunker lately, nor in the online community much at all but ive got an update and finally some pictures as my westwind heads arrived. also, ive began painting some armoured support in the form of a vanquisher and a hellhound.
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| Burnie | 7 Jan 2009, 01:12 PM Post #10 |
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Looking very nice Daz. If there's anything some people on this board have shown, it's that cadians can be posed all sorts of ways so don't be discouraged  I like the more unarmoured look of the officer/NCO. Yeah, it's not really functional, but I like how it sets him apart Otherwise, get yourself a photobucket, set your camera to "macro" (I think it's called, the flower thingy) and give us some close-ups!
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| Dazza | 8 Jan 2009, 11:58 AM Post #11 |
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<a href="http://s395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/dazza1712/?action=view¤t=hellhound.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/dazza1712/hellhound.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> Hellhound, almost finished <a href="http://s395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/dazza1712/?action=view¤t=vanquisher.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp32/dazza1712/vanquisher.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> leman russ vanquisher, abit to be done yet also minus its heavy stubber since a close scrape with my bedroom floor :/ |
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| Dazza | 8 Jan 2009, 11:59 AM Post #12 |
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arghhh they didnt work |
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| ☺highmarshaldave | 8 Jan 2009, 12:00 PM Post #13 |
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Use the img codes mate. It'll look like [img]your image url[/img]. Dave out. |
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| Dazza | 8 Jan 2009, 12:02 PM Post #14 |
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haha yeah burnie just told me the vanquisher  and the hellhound both yet to be completed |
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| # Jasevx | 8 Jan 2009, 01:10 PM Post #15 |
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nice clean green, is it the camera or is the vanquisher barrel warped? |
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| # the_great_gonzo | 8 Jan 2009, 01:32 PM Post #16 |
Prince of Sambuca - black lightning!
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it does look like you have a bit of droopage on the barrel end (ohh err!), not too late to use some hot water to bend it back (might need a touch up though!) |
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| Sotek | 9 Jan 2009, 03:24 AM Post #17 |
Warrant Officer First Class
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I say nice tanks, very green. |
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| Dazza | 9 Jan 2009, 08:33 AM Post #18 |
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i just fixed the vanquisher barrel abit one minute ago cheers for the feedback ya'll |
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| ☺Sheep | 9 Jan 2009, 10:48 AM Post #19 |
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Lovely looking soviet green, looking forward to the troops. |
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| Silent Gallows | 9 Jan 2009, 10:59 AM Post #20 |
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Lovely looking vanq. As sheep says it looks good in soviet green! |
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